Indicator.



G. F. BRIGDEN.

INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED 1m11.191s.

l1,300,339. y Patented Alu-.15,1919

y UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEErcE.

GEORGE F. BRIGDEN, F WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

INDICATOR.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE F. BRIGDEN, a citizen of the .United States, residing at faltham, in the 'county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Indicators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to indicators such as so-called kitchen reminders adapted to remind a housewife of articles to be ordered from tradesmen.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, durable and convenient indicatorwhich may be produced at such small cost as to warrant the free distribution of indicators embodying the invention for advertising purposes, and having such desirable qualities that the recipient is liable to retain and use the indicator.

The invention is embodied in the improvements which I will now proceed yto describe the indicator.

sheet metal, in one or more Fig. 6 is a section on line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the figures.

In the drawings, 12 represents a bodyof sheet material such as cardboard, or thin edges of which are formed slots 13 extending through and inwardly from thevedge, the outer ends of the slots being open, as shown by Fig. 3.

On thebody at the inner ends of the slots are printed the names of various articles-fas shown by Fig. 1. In the slots are inserted slides, eachincluding a'neck portion 14, movable in 'a slot, and end portions 15 bearing on opposite sides of the body.

lAfter the insertion -of the slides a sheet metal reinforcing strip 16 is applied to the margin of the body, said strip being channeled or U-shaped in cross section, and its sides being pressed closely against the marginal portions of the body sides. The chief function of the strip 16 is to close the open ends of the slots and conne the slides therein. Another function is to stiifen the slotted Specication of Letters Patenti Patented Apr. 15, 191.9.

Application led January 11, 191.9.` Serial No. 270,624.

edges of the body and prevent the displacement or bending of the portions of the edges between the slots.

The body and reinforcing strip may be bent by any suitable means or in any suitable manner along the lines w (Fig. l), to incline the slotted portions outwardly from the back side of the body, as shown by Fig. :2. and thus clear the inner enlargements of the slides from a wall, or other support on which the indicator is mounted. Th(` reinforcing strip has another function, in that it retains the form thus imparted to the body, the strip being of sheet metal, and, therefore, adapted to make the bent form permanent. Still another function of the reinforcing strip is to protect and retain in place the outer portions of the calendar disks 18 which are pivoted at 19 to the body 12, and are inscribed, the one with the names of the calendar months, and the other with numerals indicating the days of a month. The disks are located behind the body, and portions of their outer sides are visible through openings 20, in the body, so that elements of a perpetual calendar are provided. One side of the reinforcing strip is provided `with .slots 21, through which portions of the disks project. The portions lof the strip at the inner edges of the slots are offset a-nd form guards 22 wihich prevent the projecting portions of the disks from being bent backwardly from the body 12. A

Advertising matter may be printed on the outer side of the body, and a match receptacle 23 may be attached to the body.

The user of the indicator may move the slides toward the inner ends of the slots, to indicate that articles named at said inner ends are wanted.

I claim:

1. An. indicator of the character stated, comprising a body of sheet material having open-ended slots extending through and inwardly from one or more of its edges, slides including neck portions movable in said slots and enlarged end portions bearing on.

opposite sides of the body, said neck portions being insertible in the open ends of the slots, and a channeled marginal reinforcing strip clamped upon and covering ,the edges of the strip to prevent displacement of the strip edges between the slots, and close the outer ends of the slots.

2. An indicator of the character stated,

comprising a body of sheet material having open-ended slots extending through and inwardly from one or more of its edges, slides including neck portions movable in said slots, and enlarged end portions bearing on opposite sides of the body, said neck portions being insertible in the `open ends of the slots, and a channeled marginal reinforcing strip clamped upon and covering the edges of the strip'to preventfdisplacement of the st Yip edges between the slots,-

and close the o ter ends of the slots, the re inforcing strip and body being flexible, and the slot-containing portions of the body andthe portions of the reinforcing strip thereon being inclined outwardly from the back side of the body.

3. Anv indicator of the character stated, comprising a body of sheet material having open-ended slots extending through and inwardly from one or more of its edges, slides including neck portions movable in said slots, and enlarged end portions bearing on opposite sides of the body, said neck portions being insertible in the open ends of the slots, a channeled marginal reinforcing strip clamped upon and covering the edges of the strip to prevent displacement of the strip ledges between the slots, and close the outer ends of the slots, the strip at one edge ofthe body being provided with slots andwith oset disk-confining portions at the inner edges of the slots, to confine portions of calendar disks pivoted to the jbody.

In testimony whereof I signature.

have affixed my GEORGE F. BRIGDEN. 

